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Adjective: stately (statelier,stateliest)  steytlee
  1. Impressive in appearance
    "stately columns"
    - baronial, imposing, noble
     
  2. Of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
    - statuesque
     
  3. Refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
    - courtly, formal

Derived forms: statelier, stateliest

See also: dignified, impressive, stateliness, tall

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